This is definitely one of my favorite projects so far – our new Shabby French table. All summer we had a well defined plan to make a table for lovely summer dinners outside but we never seemed to have enough time to just do that. We only started working on it at the end of summer and now that fall is already here and the cold weather settled in, I guess we’ll just have to use it as a working desk … when in need :)

I have to tell you that THE THING that got me really excited about this table was the email received from General Finishes, one of the biggest water based professional paint producers for furniture in the world! They said they liked our work and decided to send us some free milk paint samples. I was sooooo happy, they were sending milk paint!!? I wanted to try milk paint for ages but couldn’t find it anywhere in Romania! You can only imagine my excitement when the package arrived with 2 large cans of milk paint, 1 can of glaze and 1 can of high performance top coat, all water based!

I really loved how the table turned out so far, the milk paint is just amazing!

I’m loving it every step of the way – it has great coverage, it dries quickly, it distresses well, it doesn’t have a bad odor and it can be diluted with water. Furthermore you can wash your paint brush with water and only a little bit of soap when you are done.

STEP 5 – TRANSFERRING THE IMAGE For the image transfer I used a beautiful French ephemera from The Graphics Fairy and printed it on several A4 pages using Block Posters – an online program that allows you to stretch any image onto several pages in order to create large posters.

I arranged all the pages on the table top to see if they would match and I then turned them upside down and scribbled all over the back of the image with a black pencil. I checked from time to time to see if all the details of the image are fully scribbled.

STEP 6 – PAINTING THE FRENCH GRAPHIC Then I mixed some Antique White milk paint from General Finishes with some dark purple acrylic paint and started to paint the French trace graphic on the table top. I also printed the French graphic on a regular A4 page, in case I needed to check some small details that were not completely transferred.

I believe this final step to be one of the most important steps in obtaining both an aesthetic and durable final result. I used the High Performance Top Coat (in satin) from General Finishes, let it dry completely and just loved this final touch!

For now I decided to put the table in the living room, near the window and use it as a desk for reading books, using my laptop or for any other administrative works. I added two Shabby candle holders, a French decorative large clock, a singing angel statue in one corner and a tray with some lavender in another corner. As for the chair, I decided to use an iron chair, because I love to combine different materials – in this case wood and iron … and a pillow that would match my curtains.

I really love General Finishes’ paints and can’t wait to use them on other projects, if you have the possibility to buy them, I highly recommend them. Can’t wait to show you other projects made with them for now here is a little sneak peek:)

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